News links: 78 percent of Democrats support second Obama term

A new poll finds 78 percent of Democrats want to see Obama run for a second term in office. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee leads the GOP pack, with support from two-thirds of Republicans questioned. CNN>>>

Army boot camps have a lot of work to do whipping young recruits into fighting form. NPR>>>

One in five Americans think he is a Muslim, but Obama has become increasingly public about his Christian faith. Is it a political move or spiritual one? Politico>>>

A handful of would-be senators, encouraged by the success of Republicans in the midterm elections, are getting an early start on the 2012 congressional races. AP>>>

Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, the incoming chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, wants to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing new emissions standards for oil refineries and coal-fired power plants. Wall Street Journal>>>